To: Zon
"The original intent of the commerce clause was (is) a limit on the states from creating barriers to entry."That was the original use, yes. Are you saying that's the only way the Commerce Clause may be used -- as a limit on the states from creating barriers to entry?
To: robertpaulsen
Do you contend/support the view that the constitution is a living document, thus not bound by it's original intent?
125 posted on
07/03/2006 9:04:54 AM PDT by
Zon
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To: robertpaulsen
That was the original use, yes. Are you saying that's the only way the Commerce Clause may be used -- as a limit on the states from creating barriers to entry?Isn't that what the power was granted for, and understood to be for that purpose by the States at the time of ratification?
127 posted on
07/03/2006 9:24:59 AM PDT by
tacticalogic
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